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September 29, 2017
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Why won't Lightroom import my photos?

  • September 29, 2017
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I try to import my photo files from my Mac Book Pro either from the hard drive, exterior hard drive or SD card and it will not import into Lightroom. Here is a screenshot of what I get everytime I try. Keep in mind that it was working fine a few days ago.

Any help would be appreciated

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Correct answer Abambo

I suppose you are importing to other places than the moment before. Look at your destination with the import dialogue:

For changing the permission (if needed), look here: macOS Sierra: Set permissions for items on your Mac

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cmgap
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cmgapCommunity Expert
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September 29, 2017

Are you on Mac or Windows?

Geoff the kiwi
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Geoff the kiwiCommunity Expert
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September 29, 2017

cmgap  wrote

Are you on Mac or Windows?

He did say it is a Mac and the screen shot shows a Mac window

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
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    September 29, 2017

    This means that the Destination folder does not have WRITE permission in your operating system. So you need to do one of these two things:

    1. Change the Destination folder to some place that does have WRITE permission; or
    2. Change the permission in your operating system so the Destination folder does have WRITE permission.
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    rdo1043Author
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    September 29, 2017

    Thank you for your answer and help. I'm not very tech savvy in regards to your answer. How would I go about doing what you suggested. I don't even know how this happened in the first place as everything was working fine one moment and then the next I couldn't import. Just wondering also what caused this malfunction.

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    September 29, 2017

    I suppose you are importing to other places than the moment before. Look at your destination with the import dialogue:

    For changing the permission (if needed), look here: macOS Sierra: Set permissions for items on your Mac

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